The Making of a Marchioness + The Shuttle (2 Unabridged Classic Romances) - format ePub

One of the most beloved children's books of all time and the inspiration for a feature film, a television miniseries, and a Broadway musical, The Secret Garden is the best-known work of Frances Hodgson...

A timeless Cinderella story, A Little Princess is one of the best-loved children's classics of all time. A heartwarming tale that champions the power of imagination.'I'd read Frances Hodgson Burnett's...

'The mystery element kept me turning the pages but it was the superb characterisation that made the story stay with me. It taught me that it's never too late to remake yourself into someone better' MALORIE...

Frances Hodgson Burnettin "Kaunotar" on lumoava ja syvällinen tarina, joka keskittyy nuoren tytön, Sara Crewe, kasvutarinaan. Kirja on kirjoitettu kauniilla ja runollisella kielellä, joka vie lukijan...

One of the most beloved children's books of all time and the inspiration for a feature film, a television miniseries, and a Broadway musical, The Secret Garden is the best-known work of Frances Hodgson...

A Little Princess is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1905. It is an expanded version of the short story "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's",...

Never had such joy reigned in the nursery of the Large Family. Never had they dreamed of such delights as resulted from an intimate acquaintance with the little-girl-who-was-not-a-beggar. The mere fact...

Cedric himself knew nothing whatever about it. It had never been even mentioned to him. He knew that his papa had been an Englishman, because his mamma had told him so; but then his papa had died when...

Die literarische Vorlage zu einem der bekanntesten Weihnachtsfilm-Klassiker:Cedric Errols amerikanische Familie lehnt die Aristokratie strikt ab. Trotzdem soll Cedric, als einziger Erbe für den Grafentitel...

Nachdem Sara Crewe, Tochter eines in Indien lebenden wohlhabenden Vaters, mit sieben Jahren auf ein Mädchenpensionat in London geschickt wird, wird sie von ihren Mitschülerinnen wegen ihrer blühenden...

Smart and intuitive, Bettina is not fooled by Sir Nigel, the English aristocrat, who has come to New York to marry her sweet and naïve older sister Rosalie. And rightly so: Sir Nigel is cruel and selfish...

One summer, a fragile and shy little girl and her working-class parents move in as caretakers for a large house in the suburbs that has been hastily abandoned by its owners. After getting settled comfortably...

"Two worst things as can happen to a child is never to have his own way - or always to have it." When her parents die, Mary, spoiled, yet unloved, is shipped from India to England to live with her absent...

"It had never occurred to his honest, simple little mind that there were people who could forget kindnesses." Shortly after his father’s death, the sweet and optimistic boy, Cedric, and his American...

‘The Lost Prince’ is a children’s novel from ‘Little Lord Fauntleroy’ author Frances Hodgson Burnett. Published in 1915, it tells the tale of twelve-year-old Marco Loristan and his father Stefan, who...

Sarah Crewe, petite fille d'un riche Anglais installé aux Indes, vient parfaire son éducation dans un pensionnat de Londres, tenu par Miss Minchin. Le jour de ses onze ans, le destin de Sarah bascule...

Les aventures de la petite Sara, riche héritière devenue d'un jour à l'autre simple servante dans la pension de Miss Minchin. Après Le Jardin secret, Frances Hodgson-Burnett a signé avec La Petite Princesse...

Par l'auteure de : « La petite princesse », « Le jardin secret », « Le petit lord Fontleroy ». Miss Octavia Basset est une jeune fille de dix-neuf ans, élevée par son père au Far West dans les années...

Sara Crewe est une enfant de sept ans placée dans un pensionnat à Londres par son père, riche homme d'affaires aux Indes. Passionnée de contes et légendes, Sara saura se faire aimer par ses talents de...

Classique de la littérature enfantine, par l'auteur du Petit Lord Fauntleroy, Le Jardin Secret fait l'objet d'une adaptation sur les écrans le 15 avril 2020 (avec Colin Firth et Julie Walters). Mary Lennox,...

Burnett Frances Hodgson - Le petit Lord (édition illustrée) : Dans le New York des années 1880, Cédric Errol vit seul avec sa maman après la mort de son père, le capitaine Errol. Ils mènent une vie simple...

A la mort de son père, le jeune Cédric quitte Brooklyn où il vivait modestement avec sa mère pour aller s'installer chez son grand-père, l'orgueilleux Comte de Dorincourt. Le choc est rude entre le jeune...

Volume 1 A l’école de Mlle ManginDans l’Angleterre du milieu du XIXe siècle, la jeune Sarah, intègre le pensionnat de Mademoiselle Mangin. Orpheline de mère depuis l’âge de 4 ans, son père est un riche...

Exilé de Samavie, Marco Loristan habite à Londres avec son père, Stefan, dans un appartement miteux. Père et fils sont patriotes ; tous deux rêvent d'un retour à l'âge d'or de Samavie, avant la mystérieuse...

Londres à l'aube du XXe siècle. Un matin de brouillard intense, un homme désespéré est sur le point de se suicider. Sa rencontre avec une jeune mendiante, puis quelques autres personnes, va l'aider à...

Volume 2 Sarah, une fille de cœurLe décès du père de Princesse Sarah en fait d’elle une orpheline ruinée  : la vie de  Sarah  se transforme en un triste conte de fée : reléguée au rang de bonne, elle...

Volume 3 Un vrai miracleEn proie à la solitude et à la maladie, la vie de Sarah est de plus en plus difficile. Mademoiselle Mangin accuse même Sarah d’avoir provoqué un incendie.Par miracle, la petite...

Extrait : "Cédric ne connaissait rien de son histoire. Quoiqu'il habitât New-York, il savait, parce que sa mère le lui avait dit, que son père était Anglais; mais quand le capitaine Errol était mort,...

BnF collection ebooks - "Cédric ne connaissait rien de son histoire. Quoiqu'il habitât New-York, il savait, parce que sa mère le lui avait dit, que son père était Anglais; mais quand le capitaine Errol...

The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialization in The American Magazine (November 1910 – August 1911).  When Mary Lennox, the unloved,...

The Shutterpoet is a remarkable collection of autobiographical poetic memoirs, humorous short stories, and personal reflections that is sure to captivate readers. In this second volume of a three part...

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She locked every door. She should have locked her heart.On the eve of the year's most enchanted night, master alchemist Elanor Virelle finishes her most ambitious potion yet: one that can stretch a single...

Discover the heartwarming tale of Wally the Friendly Worm—a tiny, bright pink worm on a big adventure to find true friendship. In a bustling meadow, Wally struggles to connect with ants, butterflies,...

In a world on the cusp of a radical transformation, humanity faces an unprecedented choice—merge with AI or risk obsolescence. The AI-Human Merger: Becoming Super-Intelligent Beings follows Elias Carter,...

Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest…...

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Welcome back to the glamorous, chaotic, and unpredictable world of Lagos weddings!In More Adventures of a Lagos Wedding Planner, written by Africa's Flash Fiction Queen, Tolulope Popoola, Bisi, the ever-resourceful...

Claire knows where to find the people reported as 'missing under suspicious circumstances'. Unfortunately, telling the authorities means Claire risks taking the blame for the disappearances. Infuriating.Instead,...

Get ready to dive headfirst into the steamy, laugh-out-loud world of The Cougars and Cubs Series 💋, a sizzling age-gap romance series that will keep you flipping pages like your life depends on it. Packed...

When Madeline becomes a hermit, Alice and Eliot respect her boundaries.

Welcome to a world of wisdom and wonder, where stories come to life through the timeless proverbs of the Ndebele people. This book brings together 25 vibrant, and colourful proverbs, each paired with...

Sal Hutton books a trip to Cancún on a whim. Needing some time off from work, he sees an opportunity to go and takes it—alone. After a red-eye flight and full of excitement for what he might experience...

To the entire world, Rick had it all—rock stardom, fame, and a fortune that would make anyone envious; however, inside, he felt the relentless burn of exhaustion and disillusionment.On the edge of a breakdown,...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

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Ode to Hope and Despair is a collection of literary and visual art works, traveling from darkness to light in a literal epitome of a journey from despair to hope to despair to hope, in a looped circle,...

Great art demands a great sacrifice.Isobel craves more than the acclaim of the Venetian art world. She yearns to create something extraordinary that will leave its mark on the world for generations to...

Some letters are meant to be sent. Others linger, waiting to be found.In this evocative collection, words become bridges between hearts, time, and fate. Through letters filled with love, loss, hope, regret,...

Nobody ends up at Lanterns of the Lost by accident.Julian Thorne's life is quiet, mundane, filled with dusty books and dreams that never came to pass. In San Francisco's bustling Chinatown, he's just...